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Dr.'s Barnett & Gareis have a new chapter coming out in August, 2008: Community: The critical missing link in work-family research. In A. Marcus-newhall, D. F. Halpern & S. J. Tan (Eds.), Changing realities of work and family: A multidisciplinary approach. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Dr. Barnett gave the keynote presentation at the Women in Science: The Way Forward in Heidelberg, Germany, May 9-11, 2007. To learn more go to Presentation
Listen to Dr. Barnett's November 8, 2007 presentation at the The workplace of the future: Reconciling pregnancy, parenting and employment at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. "Parental concerns about after-school time, job disruptions, and the agile workplace: A study of employed fathers and mothers".
New York Times columnist Lisa Belkin writes about a new study (PCAST) conducted by Brandeis' Community, Families and Work Program and funded by Catalyst, which looks at stress on working parents at the office. Article
Community, Families and Work Program finalizes the PCAST Study. Final Report
Dr. Barnett was awarded: One of the Top Five Downloaded Articles in Blackwell Synergy in 2005 Award. Article.
Latest Articles
Barnett, R. C., Gareis, K. C., & Brennan, R. T. (2008). Wives' shiftwork schedules and husbands' and wives' well-being in dual-earner couples with children: A within-couple analysis. Journal of Family Issues.
Barnett, R. C., & Hall, T. (2007, November). The silver lining in shiftwork: Can your organization take advantage of it. Organizational Dynamics, 36(4), 404-417.
Rivers, C., & Barnett, R. C. (2007, October 28, 2007). The difference myth, Boston Globe, Ideas, p. 1.
Barnett, R. C., & Rivers, C. (2007, August 26). Single-sex schools aren't the educational answer, Newsday, p. A47. Article
Items in Press:
- Community: The critical missing link in work-family research. In D. Halpern & S. Tan (Eds.), Work and Family: Changing Realities.
- A short history of women in science: From stone walls to invisible walls. American Enterprise Institute (Ed.). Washington, DC.
- Barnett, R. C., & Gareis, K. C. Mothers' shiftwork: Effects on mothers, fathers, and children. In D. R. Crane & E. S. Marshall (Eds.), Handbook of Families and Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Provo, UT.
- Barnett, R. C., & Gareis, K. C. Dual-earner couples: Good/bad for her and/or him? In D. F. Halpern & S. Murphy (Eds.), Tilting the scale on work-family balance: How work and families can benefit from work-family integration. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- The development of a new measure for work-family research: Community resource fit (CRF). Community, Work & Family.
- Reconsidering worktime: A longitudinal within-couple analysis. Community, Work & Family.
- Barnett, R. C., & Gareis, K. C. Does community resource fit matter to fathers? A study of employed fathers, school and school activity schedules, and well-being. Journal of Family Issues.
- Barnett, R. C., Gareis, K. C., & Brennan, R. T. Reconsidering worktime: A longitudinal within-couple analysis of total family work hours. Community, Work & Family.
- Gareis, K. C., & Barnett, R. The development of a new measure for work-family research: Community resource fit (CRF). Community Work & Family.
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New Research
October, 2006: The CFWP Research Group has just been awarded a major grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant will enable Dr. Barnett and her team, together with a team from the Harvard School of Public Health, to study the link between workplace flexibility and health outcomes.
Our latest parental after-school stress findings! Find out why working parents of school-age children are stressed and how that stress affects their work. PASS Report
Upcoming Presentations
2008
July 27-30, 2008. Association for Gender Equity: Leadership in Education, Peabody, MA.
August 8, 2008. 2008 APA Work Family Panel, Boston College.
November 12, 2008. Kentucky Psychological Association's Work, Family & Community: Changing Realities, Lousiville, KY.
Past Presentations
Books
The result of many years of work and research is now being realized as CFWP's Executive Director, Rosalind Barnett, and Boston University Professor of Journalism, Caryl Rivers, write their book "The Truth about Boys and Girls". This promises to be as well received as their earlier book
"Same Difference: How Gender Myths are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs" (Perseus Books).
Same Difference has received much praise. It is written in a reader-friendly style, it argues that currently popular notions of profound and immutable gender differences lead us to make poor life choices that limit our potential and have serious negative consequences for ourselves and for the others in our lives. Relying on substantial social science research, they make the case that the similarities between the sexes dwarf the differences and that there is more variability within gender than there is difference between the genders. There is, therefore, no credible justification for sweeping generalizations claiming that men are one thing and women, another. They argue further that seeing the world largely through the lens of gender blinds us to critical factors such as power and class that explain far more of our behavior than does gender.
Audio Debates:
Single-Sex Public Schools Debate - NPR Radio, Hear & Now, October 11, 2006
If girls and boys learn differently, then should they be taught in separate classrooms?
Single-Sex School Debate
Gender Role Debate - NPR Radio, On Point, August 20, 2006
Men are born leaders. Women are born nurturers. The sexes are just plain different in how they think, work, and love, according to some high-end intellectuals and pop culture gurus. These beliefs about the inherent differences between men and women have permeated culture, infiltrated our homes, and sold a lot of books. But are these stereotypes facts or fiction?
Gender Role Debate
Gender Role Debate - CBC Radio, The Current, April 11, 2006
You may still think of wrestling as a traditionally male sport, up there with boxing and jockeying. But since the days of the feminist revolution, the lines that separate male and female characteristics and practices have become increasingly blurred. It's what we've been calling gender-blending.
Gender Role Debate-CBC
Mission Statement
The Community, Families & Work Program (CFWP) in the Women's Studies Research Center (WSRC) at Brandeis University conducts methodologically innovative, policy-oriented research to enhance family well-being. CFWP actively engages with the media and policy makers to bring our findings to the attention of those who will most benefit from them.
The CFW Program was founded by a grant from the State Street Foundation.
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